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IND 132 - Bench Work

Min Credits: 2

This is the first basic machine shop course. Students learn the use of hand tools, hand work, and floor work. Students are required to read prints, layout, machine, and fabricate projects utilizing the lab environment with emphasis placed on safety, tooling, precision and accuracy. Topics include: materials, mechanical fasteners, measurement, tolerance, fit, layout, hand tools, power tools, drilling, grinding, sharpening, hardening, burring, filing, polishing, layout work on the bench, use of hand taps, and cutting threads with a die.

Lecture: 1 Lab: 2


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